A MEMORIAL to murdered MP Jo Cox memorial in the House of Commons will be unveiled at a later date to avoid clashing with the General Election, according to John Bercow.

The Jo Cox memorial unveiling will be delayed to avoid clashing with the General Election

The memorial plaque bearing a coat of arms her children helped design is to be installed in the Commons chamber.

It will have the motto “More in Common”, inspired by Mrs Cox's maiden speech in the Commons in 2015, and includes representations of her support for women in politics and the Cox family's love of mountains and the water.

Shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz paid tribute to “our beloved colleague” Mrs Cox, who was murdered as she arrived to host a surgery in her Batley and Spen constituency on the afternoon of June 16 2016.

She should be fighting this election

Valerie Vaz

Miss Vaz said: “She should be fighting this election.”

Speaker Bercow added: “I should just advise the House... the memorial to her had been scheduled to be installed in the chamber next month.

School children and teachers throw flowers on to the hearse carrying murdered Member of Parliament Jo Cox's as her funeral cortege will passes through Heckmondwike in northern Britain

GETTY

Mrs Cox was murdered as she arrived to host a surgery in her Batley and Spen constituency

“That date fell within what will now be the election campaign and therefore a rescheduling is essential.

“But I would want the House to know that this matter was discussed by relevant colleagues, the Jo Cox Foundation and me yesterday and it is fully intended that the installation will take place very soon.”